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Acrozoanthus australiae Stick Polyp, Tree Stick Polyp, Tree Anemone, Encrusting Stick Anemone

Acrozoanthus australiae is commonly referred to as Stick Polyp, Tree Stick Polyp, Tree Anemone, Encrusting Stick Anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.


Profilbild Urheber Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Acrozoanthus australiae,Lembeh Strait, Indonesia 2013


Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:
2903 
AphiaID:
289339 
Scientific:
Acrozoanthus australiae 
German:
Australische Krustenanemone, Baumanemone 
English:
Stick Polyp, Tree Stick Polyp, Tree Anemone, Encrusting Stick Anemone 
Category:
Kolonianemoner 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Zoantharia (Order) > Zoanthidae (Family) > Acrozoanthus (Genus) > australiae (Species) 
Initial determination:
Saville-Kent, 1893 
Occurrence:
Anilao, Australia, Bali, Great Barrier Reef, Lembeh Strait, Moluccas, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, Northern Territory (Australia), Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Sulawesi, Taiwan, Western Australia 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
0,5 - 3 Meter 
Habitats:
Bays, Coastal waters, Epibiont (living on other organisms), Mud flat, Muddy grounds, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 0.79" (2 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
22 gal (~ 100L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Has a poison harmful to health 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-10-12 14:33:27 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Acrozoanthus australiae are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Acrozoanthus australiae, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Acrozoanthus australiae, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Acrozoanthus australiae has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Acrozoanthus australiae in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Acrozoanthus australiae. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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Acrozoanthus australiae Saville-Kent, 1893

Acrozoanthus is a monototypic genus in the family Zoanthidae.

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